The War on Terror
Essential Questions
- What role did the US take on in global politics and economics following the Cold War?
- What was the impact of Bush's domestic agenda and his response to the terrorist attack against the US?
- Who was responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, what damage was caused, and how did the United States respond?
- Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003?
- What happened at Abu Ghraib prison? How did the rest of the world react?
- What caused the emergence of the Islamic State?
Essential Questions
You will learn:
- How and why the United States led a United Nations coalition of forces in the Persian Gulf War and how the war’s outcome affected American foreign policy in the Middle East
- How the threat of terrorism at home impacted American culture during the late 20th and early 21st centuries
- To what extent global decisions, actions, and alliances impacted American foreign policy in the late 20th century and affected the US position in the conflicts of the 21st century
- How the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States led to American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how involvement in those wars affected international relations
- How and why the administration of George W. Bush initiated preemptive military action in place of containment and deterrence
- How and to what extent United States foreign policy has been guided by international human rights and the advancement of democracy since World War I
- To what extent debate and dissent over American involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq impacted American politics and society
- How and why student and youth led movements formed to protest United States involvement in the Iraq War and to what extent the movements impacted the nation’s politics and war efforts
- How American political leaders used foreign aggression as opportunities to prepare for and request war
- How the United States government used propaganda to appeal to American patriotism and sell the nation’s war efforts
- How the federal government increased its levels of intelligence services and operations through the War on Terrorism
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Digital History Textbook
The 21st Century
This chapter examines the disputed election of 2000; the presidency of George W. Bush; and the American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.
The Disputed Election of 2000
The Presidency of George W. Bush
September 11, 2001
This chapter examines the disputed election of 2000; the presidency of George W. Bush; and the American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.
The Disputed Election of 2000
The Presidency of George W. Bush
September 11, 2001